Tuesday, 16 August 2011

A Caterham fit for the road!


It passed it's SVA test with flying colours. In fact they said it was one of the best builds they had had for a long time!
Registration was pretty quick too and so I could pick it up last Saturday (13th August) and so I drove it back from Leicester but I went across country to avoid the M1. I am not THAT brave!
Engine is fine now after they had balanced the throttle inlets and set the throttle sensor. Only slight issue is that the oil pressure gauge creeps up to the correct pressure and never fluctuates. Engine is fine and Caterham  have said that the problem is more than likely the tachometer (which feeds the oil pressure gauge - strange but true) so a new one is in the post.
Great fun driving it now as long as I remember not to straddle the speed bumps! The seat bolts are VERY close to the ground!
It needs a bit of 'fettling' now - such as bleeding the brakes until I get a solid pedal - brakes are good but not good enough for a track day which will be the next challenge.